About Us

DJ'S Knowledge spans over two decades in the heavy Diesel industry originally starting off in the Artic Circle Gold mines at the age of 16 becoming a Heavy Diesel Mechanic / Operator then returning to the lower 48 to work as a mechanic in the trucking industry then moving on to building brand new oil fracking heavy equipment for TYCO / CAS.  After becoming a leader, he wanted to continue learning and became a Diesel Fuel Injection Tech for Oregon Fuel Injection rebuilding turbo's, injectors and injection pumps then as usual became bored. He then went on to run and design / build a Wildland Firefighting company and a lumber mill at the same time. He's also a very accomplished Fabricator and metal worker pursuing lost arts of English wheel, planishing hammer and custom panel shaping for the Hot Rod community not to mention a career in the 1/8 th mile Diesel Drag Racing scene. He met his wife Tami and has two kids and decided it was time to slow down and Trained under the legend Doug Riley himself learning Transmission and Rearend machining and rebuilding. Because of his already vast experience of being able to do.... well... anything he decided to come work for Doug. It wasn't long before Doug realized DJ Thompson was different than most employees His passion to do the right thing and go the extra mile for every customer as well as rebuild the shop and machine shop was unmatched and decided to slow down a bit and see if DJ wanted to buy the company. It was a no brainer and DJ decided to keep Doug and Susans Daughter as the parts and office manager as she has absolutely overdelivered in fact she's better than any of the part's guy's Dj has worked with. It was a natural fit. Doug is now running a smaller shop in central Oregon and because of our great relationship work bounces between the two depending on where a customer is located.....the rest is History.